Do you hand-make things that you sell? Do you wish Etsy would *disintegrate* for jacking up fees 30% after a record sales year?

Artisans Coop is on its way to becoming a very real Etsy alternative, a place for handmade goods that is owned by its members, that can put all that "record sales" into the pockets of sellers, not white collar thugs. And i do mean artisans, not assholes who steal designs and get them printed at a sweatshop.

How is that possible? Check it out: https://artisans.coop/blog/join-an-authentic-handmade-marketplace-now-enrolling-members/

@paulineloven wow.

I mean, I generally do natural fibres anyway - everything else can be itchy for me. But this is a whole ten levels worse than what I imagined.

@jolantruchng I've blocked a few instances, but mostly, yeah, blocking individuals is enough.

@jolantruchng no arguments.

This is the content I'm here for.

@jolantruchng nope. I see this concern discussed, well, repeatedly.

“The bison have always been there…and now they’re coming back.” Blackfeet release wild buffalo on tribal land (with a video that evokes some feelings, at least for me)

https://missoulian.com/news/state-regional/blackfeet-release-buffalo-tribal-land/article_db9fb54e-1503-11ee-9446-af1007e7d4d4.html

Some people post the weirdest, most nonsensical bullshit on here.

I would like to sincerely thank those people.

#Introduction ✨

I'm Agas Ramirez, host of the #HERstory #SoutheastAsia #Podcast. I share women's history from the region, like the stories of Supayalat of #Myanmar , the Trung Sisters of #Vietnam , Prinsesa Urduja of the #Philippines , & Emiria Sunassa of #Indonesia . My latest series is on the #Manila Carnival (1908-1939).

Follow me for all things Southeast Asia! Looking forward to reblogging your posts. #TootSEA

You can find more information about the podcast on https://linktr.ee/herstoryseapod 🎧

Dramatic Sky over Jekyll Island

Driftwood Beach is like an escape to another world. Driftwood monuments line the waterfront, creating an unforgettable backdrop. Jekyll Island, GA

https://jordanhillphotography.com/featured/dramatic-sky-driftwood-beach-jekyll-island-georgia-jordan-hill.html

#beach #beachcombing #beachday #art #driftwood #driftwoodbeach #jekyllisland #photography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #photo #beachbum #seascape #georgia #pic #driftwood #photographer #travel #nature #outdoors #travelphotography #vacation #adventure #beachdecor #wallart #homedecor #beachhouse

Hey #bookstodon, I am a science fiction and fantasy writer in #Singapore. I also write games, kidlit and I am a senior articles editor at Strange Horizons.

As an addendum to this intro post. I'm not yet certain what my goals for this site are. xD I guess I just occasionally update on whichever personal project I've made progress with?

And I'm hoping to follow some other artists, game devs and writers who make stuff in the same genres. :>

I'm huge on original fantasy content especially! As well as games like Rune Factory, Zelda and Warframe, which definitely are three very similar series!

I'm just some newbie who has no idea what she's doing but I saw people doing #introduction posts?

I'm Eilia and I'm a game artist/writer/comic artist. I'm not a social media buff and have mostly shared my stuff in tiny communities on DeviantArt and Discord. :')

I write and read fantasy, be it historical or contemporary! I've mostly focused on writing and an isometric game concept lately so I don't have many big illustrations to show. Just rough doodles like below. x'D

Ah, text limits...

@Eiliakins welcome to the fediverse! I like your art!

The text limits are one reason the hubs and I have our own instance powered by Akkoma. We can set the text limit to whatever we want. It's currently set at something like 8,000 characters, which is waaaaay more than I ever use.

I'm a beginner artist, still very much learning and not settled on any particular style.

food companies being allowed to raise their prices while also making goods smaller makes me imagine how much I'd be fuckin rolling in it if I could do less work and also get paid more

Can we get a #WhatIsThisPlant hashtag going on Mastodon? It was one of my favorite joys of #Reddit, it hooked me into ecology and botany in very material and direct ways.

#botany
#plants
#flowers
#Bloomscrolling
#florespondence

More handmade jewellery coming in the next few hours. Would you give a boost to this toot to support a tiny handmade art business? ❤️
Etsy (worldwide shipping):
https://www.etsy.com/shop/GenderlessBySkaly

#Sunday #art #artist #UK #London #handmade #England #jewellery #photo #photos #image

@atomicpoet our instance is two people with 1,141 posts federated with 10,642 other instances. No relays, no special efforts done to boost federation. We're not where your instance is, but still, further proof that it happens through no effort organic means.

16,787 servers federate with atomicpoet.org. I’ve managed to do this without employing any relays.

According to FediDB, there are 22,968 servers on the #Fediverse. Which means atomicpoet.org federates with the majority of the Fediverse.

Why is this remarkable? This is a tiny server with two accounts. Only 1,596 posts have been sent from here. In every way, atomicpoet.org is a small Fediverse server.

Now certain people will have you believe that federating is hard, that there’s an “agenda” to enforce “behavioural norms”, and that overzealous admins are quick to Fediblock small servers for arbitrary reasons.

They are wrong, wrong, wrong.

Never have I had a problem sending and receiving messages with atomicpoet.org, and I can talk to everyone I want.

On the contrary, I have a funny feeling that atomicpoet.org is far less likely to be blocked than one of the big servers.

Role call! When I call your label, please raise your hand:

- black nerds/geeks (of all subjects)
- black enbies
- black transmasc
- black transfem
- black witches (of all faiths)
- black devs (of all skill levels)
- black artists (of all mediums)
- black gamers (digital and board)
- black furries
- black neurodivergents

Boost to make sure we can get everyone accounted for. Don't wanna count any of y'all as absent. 💜

#BlackFedi #BlackMastodon #Blerds